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May 12, 2021 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Troy Stokes Jr. drove in runs with each of his first two major league hits, JT Brubaker pitched six strong innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates finally beat the Cincinnati Reds, 7-2 on Tuesday night. Two days after making his debut, Stokes hit an RBI single in the fourth inning. The right fielder also doubled in a run in the eighth. Brubaker (3-2) allowed one run on five hits to win for the first time in four starts. He had four strikeouts and one walk. The Pirates had lost eight straight games to the Reds, including all four this season by a combined score of 4...